TECHNICAL STATEMENT

Global Welding Supplies can assist, in conjunction with our Suppliers, in the preparation of welding procedures for full and semi-automatic welding, as well as manual metal arc welding. This can be done for any type o f welding project.

Introduction

A Queensland company with outlets in Mt Isa, Townsville, Mackay, Gladstone, Brisbane and Cairns, Global Welding Supplies offers a comprehensive range and can supply welding equipment and consumables anywhere in Australia without delay.

In recent years, the business has devloped a large export base into the mining sectors of Papua New Guinea, China and South East Asia.In August 2010 the company opened a branch in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia trading as Global Minespec LLC. We are ideally situated to become preferred suppliers servicing the rapdily expanding mining industry in the area.

STATEMENT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE

The commitment of Global Welding Supplies to provide to our customers, the highest quality welding, cutting & joining products which have been manufactured to strict international standards.We will be driven by customer satisfaction & become known as a company who provides quality items with full technical back up.

Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our Privacy Policy. By visiting Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

The information we learn from customers helps us personalise and continually improve your shopping experience at Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd. Here are the types of information we gather.

Information You Give Us:

We receive and store any information you enter on our web site or give us in any other way. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customising future shopping for you, improving our store, and communicating with you.

Automatic Information:

We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many web sites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your web browser accesses Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd. Scroll to the bottom of this page to see examples of the information we receive. A number of companies offer utilities designed to help you visit web sites anonymously. Although we will not be able to provide you with a personalised experience at Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd if we cannot recognise you, we want you to be aware that these tools exist.

What About Cookies?

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser to enable our systems to recognise your browser and to provide features such as Automatic Login and permanent Shopping Carts for storage of items in your Shopping Cart between visits. If you would like to know more, the "Help" section of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. However, cookies do allow you to take full advantage of some of Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd’s best features, and we recommend that you leave them turned on.

E-mail Communications:

To help us make e-mails more useful and interesting, we often receive a confirmation when you open e-mail from Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd if your computer supports such capabilities. If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust your account to reflect this by selecting "Unsubscribe" in the Newsletter menu.

Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and we are not in the business of selling it to others. We share customer information only with the subsidiaries Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd controls and as described below.

Affiliated Businesses We Do Not Control:

We work closely with our affiliated businesses. In some cases, these businesses operate stores at Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd or sell offerings to you at Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd. In other cases, we operate stores, provide services, or sell product lines jointly with these businesses. You can tell when another business is involved in your transactions, and we share customer information related to those transactions with that business.

Agents:

We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples may include fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analysing data, providing marketing assistance, processing Credit Card payments, and providing customer service. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.

Protection of Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd and Others:

We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with law; enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

With Your Consent:

Other than as set out above, you will receive notice when information about you might go to third parties, and you will have an opportunity to choose not to share the information.

What Choices Do I Have?

As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to make a purchase or to take advantage of such Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd features as Automatic Login, and permanent Shopping Carts. You can add or update certain information on pages such as those listed in the My Account pages. When you update information, we usually keep a copy of the prior version for our records. If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust your account to reflect this in the Newsletter menu.

Children

Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd does not sell products for purchase by children. We sell children’s products for purchase by adults. If you are under 18, you may use Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd only with involvement of a parent or guardian.

Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions

If you choose to visit Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of Australia. If you have any concern about privacy at Global Welding Supplies Pty Ltd, please send us a thorough description to salesbrisbane@globalweld.com.au, and we will try to resolve it. Our business changes constantly. This Notice and the Conditions of Use will change also, and use of information that we gather now is subject to the Privacy Notice in effect at the time of use. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our web site frequently to see recent changes.

Information You Give Us

You provide most such information when you search, buy, bid, post, participate in a contest or questionnaire, or communicate with customer service. For example, you provide information when you search for a product; place an order; provide information in Your Account (and you might have more than one if you have used more than one e-mail address when shopping with us); communicate with us by phone, e-mail, or otherwise; complete a questionnaire or a contest entry form; by providing employer, school, or other such information; participate in Discussion Boards; or provide and rate Reviews. As a result of those actions, you might supply us with such information as your name, address, and phone number; people to whom purchases have been shipped, including address and phone number; other people; content of reviews and e-mails to us; and financial information.

Automatic Information

Examples of the information we collect and analyze include the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system, and platform; purchase history; the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our Web site, including date and time; cookie number; and products you viewed or searched for.